Former Residence of Zeng GuoFan 20150418_093847

Former Residence of Zeng GuoFan

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May 3rd 2015
Hi All, Situated in Loudi county only a 4 and a half hour bus ride away is the former residence of Zeng GuoFan. Zeng was a soldier in the late Qing dynasty being loyal to the emperor and helping to quell the Taiping rebellion. For his loyalty he was made a Marquis and had this wonderful house built. It is the largest house of this type remaining in China. It only survived the ravages of the C ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more